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  2. List of rogue waves - Wikipedia

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    One scientific paper and various press reports claimed in February 2022 that at 2.93 times the significant wave height, the Ucluelet wave set a record as the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded at the time in terms of its height in proportion to surrounding waves, and that scientists estimated that a wave about three times higher than those ...

  3. Rogue wave - Wikipedia

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    When the wave's detection was revealed to the public in February 2022, one scientific paper [50] and many news outlets christened the event as "the most extreme rogue wave event ever recorded" and a "once-in-a-millennium" event, claiming that at about three times the height of the waves around it, the Ucluelet wave set a record as the most ...

  4. Once dismissed as mythical, a 60-foot rogue wave swells off ...

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    An enormous, 58-foot-tall swell that crashed in the waters off British Columbia, Canada, in November 2020 has been confirmed as the largest "rogue" wave ever Once dismissed as mythical, a 60-foot ...

  5. Draupner wave - Wikipedia

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    The Draupner wave, also known as the New Year's wave or Draupner freak wave, was a rare freak wave that was the first to be detected by a measuring instrument. [1] [2] The wave, determined to be 25.6 m (84 ft) in height, was recorded on 1 January 1995 at Unit E of the Draupner platform, [3] a gas pipeline support complex located in the North Sea about 160 km (100 miles) southwest from the ...

  6. 'Rogue' or 'sneaker?' What caused the giant wave in the ... - AOL

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    "This is going to go down in Kwaj's history books as one of its most challenging times ever in its 80-year history," Morgan said, noting recovery could take months or even years. ... a "rogue wave ...

  7. 62-foot-high wave becomes highest ever recorded - AOL

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    The World Meteorological Organization, or WMO, has announced in a recent news release that it now belongs to a 62.3-foot-high-wave. 62-foot-high wave becomes highest ever recorded Skip to main content

  8. 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami - Wikipedia

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    The wave came out of the lower part, and looked like the smallest part of the whole thing. The wave did not go up 1,800 feet, the water splashed there. [11] The wave made its way to his boat 2–3 minutes after he saw it and carried the Edrie down to the southern shore and then back near the center of the bay. Ulrich was able to control the ...

  9. List of surfing records - Wikipedia

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    Garrett McNamara - Apart from his 2011 world record, McNamara has reportedly surfed to what was dubbed by the media as a "100 foot wave" on 28 January 2013 at Praia do Norte. [19] McNamara has said in a 2013 interview he never claimed the wave to be 100 feet, but said the wave definitely felt bigger than the previous record.